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Production Title

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Production Date

1964

Photograph Caption

Act IV, Scene 1: In the Queen's chamber, Hamlet reproaches his mother for marrying Claudius. The ghost of his father appears to Hamlet, and the Queen wonders if her son is mad..

Dialogue

Gertrude: "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain." (IV.i.156).

Play Title

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Venue

Stage

Company Name

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

Creator

Genre

Tragedy

Character

Hamlet: Richard Burton
Gertrude: Eileen Herlie

Other Credits

John Gielgud - Director

Other Notes

A stage performance recorded in electronovision theatrefilm (an electronic-optical process.) and broadcast to theater audiences in the U.S. (Edited from text of caption)

Object Type

black-and-white photographs

Size of Original

8 x 10 in.

Donor

Cole, Joseph E.

Repository

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

Format

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